Improvement in sleds



J. 1.. BRANNOCK & J. ,A. CLEVELAND.-

SLED.

and JAMES A. CLEVELAND, of Antioch Mills,

new and Improved Runner for Sleds and UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. BRANNOCK AND JAMES A. CLEVELAND, OF ANTIOCH MILLS, KENTUCKY;SAID CLEVELAND ASSIGNOR TO SAID BRANNOCK.

' IMPROVEMENT m SLEDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,403, dated August22, 1876; application filed May 22,

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, JAMESL. BRANNOGK Harrison county, Kentucky,haveinvented a Sleighs, of which the following is a specificationFigures 1 and 2 represent, respectively, our improved runner as appliedto a sled and sleigh; and Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical transverse sectionsof the same, respectively, on lines as m, Fig. l. and y y, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to an improved runner for sleds or sleighs, whichsaves a great deal of the time and trouble necessary to put in theordinary sole or runner, and is a great deal cheaper than the presentrunner.

The invention consists of a separate curved front part of the runner,that is connected 'to the main body of the runner in rigid manner.

'In the drawing, A represents the wooden part, and B the iron or steelpart, of a sole or' runner for sleds or sleighs. The iron part of I thesole is made of sufficient thickness to be I strong and durable. Thecurved front end C l of the runner is made of a separate piece,-C,. thatis attached by an oblong socket or U- E shaped band and fasteningcross-bolt to the l end of the straight horizontal part of the runner,while the front end of the-curved piece C is bolted either to the frameof the sled or to the curved extension of the wooden-runner section, asshown in Figs. land 2. The detachable curved section C is applied withgreat facility, as thereby noheating and bending of the iron runner tothe shape of the wooden part are required, and a stronger, cheaper, andmore durable runner obtained. Having thus described our invention, weclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A sled -runner,consisting of a curved wroughtiron bar, extending from the top of sledto the curve of runner, a' metallic band welded thereto, and a straightpiece of wood fitting into the band, substantially as shown anddescribed. f

JAMES L. BBANNOCK. JAMES A. CLEVELAND.

Witnesses: GEo. BRANNOOK,

ANNIE BRANNooK.

